The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 1913
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:47 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -121
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 28.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.46° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.58° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.